ambigus

\ɑ̃.bi.ɡy\

/\ɑ̃.bi.ɡy\/ adj

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The verdict

“ambigus” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,991
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de ambigu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ambigus · ambigus · French

ambigus · rank #45,991 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,991
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH almost

Nearest frequency peer: almost (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ambigus »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ambigus » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ambigus vs amigos
71% similar
ambigus vs aigus
71% similar
ambigus vs ambigu
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ambigus
PropertyValue
Headwordambigus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.bi.ɡy\
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,991
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ambigus »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ambigusse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « almost » (#45,990), « Andromède » (#45,992), « Ahmet » (#45,989). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « ambigus » est au #45,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ambigus (IPA \ɑ̃.bi.ɡy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,991 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de ambigu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambigus, with forms such as "abmigus", "ambbigus", and "ambgius". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "amigos", "aigus", "ambigu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ambigus, spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de ambigu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ambigus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les messages peuvent être ambigus.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmigus
  • ambbigus
  • ambgius
  • ambiggus
  • ambigsu
  • ambiguss
  • ambiugs
  • amibgus
  • ammbigus
  • mabigus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambigus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abmigus2ambbigus1ambgius2ambiggus1ambigsu2ambiguss1ambiugs2amibgus2
Edit distance from "ambigus"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ambigus"?
"ambigus" is spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bi.ɡy\.
What does "ambigus" mean?
As an adjective, "ambigus" means: Masculin pluriel de ambigu.
What words are commonly confused with "ambigus"?
"ambigus" is commonly confused with "amigos", "aigus", "ambigu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ambigus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambigus" is \ɑ̃.bi.ɡy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambigus" come from?
"ambigus" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ambigus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

animera#45,993aguerri#45,988agrégée#45,987affable#45,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

academia10 variantsétudies10 variantsautorisa10 variantsBagneux10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list